Games on August 8, 2020

The games of August 8, 2020

On August 8, 2020, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the Detroit Tigers over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves (5-0), the Colorado Rockies over the Seattle Mariners (5-0), and the Texas Rangers over the Anaheim Angels (2-0). The closest finishes were the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-6, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the New York Mets topped the Miami Marlins 8-4, the Oakland Athletics topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the New York Yankees, 8-4, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the New York Yankees 5-3, and the Washington Nationals fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3. The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 2020 and the next, Aug 9, 2020. For the wider picture, see the 2020 season.